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S 3258: Requires the department of education to provide annual notifications to school districts to combat cyber crime.
What S 3258 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill requires the state to notify school districts annually about effective strategies and best practices for combating cyber crime, as well as a framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity. This notification must be delivered via email to the designated school district officer by July 1st. The goal is to help schools protect themselves against cyber threats.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3258
- What is the current status of S 3258?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 3258 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO EDUCATION".
- Did S 3258 pass?
- Not yet. S 3258 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3258, and where is it now?
- S 3258 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 248 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3258 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to annual notifications to school districts to combat cyber crime The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 115. Cyber crime notification. 1. Annually, on or before July first, 4 the department shall notify the data protection officer, director of 5 information technology or other head of data and information technology 6 services for each school district in this state. Such notification shall 7 include: 8 (a) a reminder of the strategies and best practices that are most 9 effective in combatting cyber crime; and 10 (b) a copy of the "Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure 11 Cybersecurity Version 1.1" published by the National Institute of Stand- 12 ards and Technology on April 16, 2018. 13 2. The notification required by subdivision one of this section shall 14 be delivered by email to the appropriate school district officer. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03163-01-5
Text of S 3258 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions